News tagged with engine ignition

Ariane 5 - First launch of 2009

(PhysOrg.com) -- Yesterday evening, an Ariane 5 ECA launcher lifted off from Europe’s Spaceport at Kourou, in French Guiana, on its mission to place two multi-role telecommunications satellites into geostationary ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Feb 13, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

Final launch of Ariane 5 GS completes busy year

(PhysOrg.com) -- Last week, an Ariane 5 GS launcher lifted off from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana on a journey to place the French military reconnaissance satellite Helios-2B into Sun-synchronous polar ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Dec 21, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0